Pocket receptacle and trim



y 1937. J. H. WOOF [2,079,139

POCKET REGEPTACLE, AND TRIM Filed NOV. 22, 1935 1 67/7028; V 77%55 94 Woo/ Patented May 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE ,James H. Woof, Los Angeles, Calif. Application November 22, 1935 Serial No. 51,040

g 3 Claims. My invention relates to a pocket receptacle and trim and has for its principal object, the

provision of a relatively simple, practical and inexpensive device that is adapted to be inserted- 5 in the breast pocket of a coat or overcoat and which device-includes a thin flatreceptacle constructed so as to receive folded bills, personal or business cards, books of stamps, paper packages of matches, a nail file, toothpicks or thelike and said receptacle being also adapted to receive the lowerportion of a panel of thin material such as cardboard, celluloid or metal and the upper end of said insertable member being provided with a plurality of upwardly projecting fingers or extensions that-are covered with fabric or the like to simulate the folded corners of a handkerchief.

A further object of my invention is, to provide a breast pocket trim or decorative member that may be used independently of the receptacle.

Further objects of my invention are, to provide a breast pocket trim or decorative member that may be easily and cheaply produced and the upper portion thereof terminating in pointed fingers or projections that are covered with fabric or the like to represent the folded corners of a handkerchief and said fingers or projections being effective in holding the fabric in proper upstanding position so as to present a neat, finished and attractive appearance.

With the foregoing and other objects in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangements of parts that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofa portion of a coat and showing my improved pocket receptacle and trim associated therewith.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the two parts of the device with the insertablefabric-carrying member withdrawn from the receptacle.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and showing the lower portion of the fabric carrying member inserted in the receptacle.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of a form of fabric carrying member that may be used with or without the receptacle.

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of amodified form of the fabric carrying panel.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section of a modified form of the receptacle and showing the same adapted for the reception of cigarettes.

Referring by numerals to the drawing which illustrates a 55 ment of my invention,

accompanying preferred embodi- IO designates a thin fiat receptacle, preferablyrectangular in shape, open at its upper end and composed of thin sheet material such as heavy paper, light-weight cardboard, celluloid or thin sheet metal and said receptacle being "of such size as to be readily re ceived in the outside breast pocket of a coat or overcoat.

Formed in each wall of the receptacle are one or more horizontally disposed slits II and the material immediately below each slit, is bent slightly outward in order that objects such as folded bills, cards, paper, books of matches, books of stamps or the like may be readily inserted downwardly through said slits so as to locate the lower portions of the inserted members on the interior of the receptacle.

When the receptacle is properly positioned in the pocket, its upper end occupies a position slightly below the opening at the top of the pocket so that. said receptacle is entirely hid from view. 20

The inserted member that carries the fabric to represent a handkerchief comprises a substantially rectangular section I 2 of thin material such as cardboard, celluloid, aluminum or the like, the width of which is slightly less than the width of the receptacle so that the panel may be readily inserted in the receptacle and. formed integral with and projecting upwardly from the upper edge of the body of the panel I2, is a plurality of fingers l3 that preferably taper toward their upper ends.

Formed on the side edges of the panel I2 and approximately in horizontal alignment with the lower ends of the fingers l3, are undercut shoulders l4, which when the body of the panel is inserted in the receptacle, rest on the upper edges of the ends of the receptacle.

Overlying the fingers l3 and covering same,

are pieces of fabric I 5, such as silk, linen or the like which are woven and colored after the manner of mens handkerchiefs and each piece of fabric is folded along its central longitudinal line so as to form two walls that cover the finger to which the fabric is applied. Thus when the sections of fabric are properly folded and applied to the fingers, they give the effect of the folded corners of a handkerchief and as they project upwardly from the breast pocket of the coat they present a neat, finished and attractive appearance.

The lower ends of the pieces of fabric are secured to the upper portion of the panel l2 in any suitable manner, but preferably by a row or rows of stitching S that extend across the panel l2 and pass therethrough and through the fabric sections.

In the modified construction illustrated in Fig. 4, and which shows a pocket insert adapted to be used without the receptacle ill, the main body l6 of the insert is of sufiicient size to fit within the pocket and the fingers I! that project from the upper end of the body it, are covered with sections it of fabric.

In this form of device, the lower end of the body of the insert may be rounded as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 4 to facilitate the insertion of the member into the pocket.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the body is of the insert tapered in width toward its lower end to facilitate its insertion into the pocket or the receptacle positioned therein. r

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 6 I have shown the receptacle ll! of sufilcient thickness to accommodate a number of cigarettes as well as the inserted portion of the panel that carries the handkerchief simulating members.

A number of the inserts or panels may be furnished with each receptacle and with the individual panels trimmed with diiferent materials or materials of different colors, thus enabling the wearer to use an insert bearing fabric sections corresponding to the color of the fabric in the coat or tie of the wearer.

For the students of schools and colleges having colors and likewise for the members of clubs having distinctive colors, the panels or inserts may bear sections of fabric that are-colored in ac cordance with the colors of the school, college, club or other organization with which the wearer is affiliated, thus enabling the wearer to display the colors in a neat and attractive manner.

The fingers that project upwardly from the panel or insert are entirely hid from view by the fabric coverings and the stability of said fingers maintains the upwardly projecting fabric members in proper position so as to produce the effect.

of the folded corners of a handkerchief.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a pocket receptacle and trim that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and very eitective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the variousparts of my improved pocket receptacle and trim may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a panel of thin flexible material, fingers formed integral with and projecting upwardly from the 'upper end of said panel and sections of decorative material secured to the upper portionof said panel and wholly enclosing said fingers.

2. In a pocket receptacle and trim, the combination with a thin fiat receptacle adapted to be inserted in the breast pocket of a coat, of a panel removably positioned in said receptacle, fingers projecting upwardly from the upper end of said panel and sections of decorative material secured to the upper portion of said panel and wholly enclosing said fingers.

3. In a pocket receptacle and trim, the combination with a thin fiat receptacle adapted to be inserted in the breast pocket of a coat, of a panel removably positioned in said receptacle, fingers projecting upwardly from the upper end of said panel, decorative material secured to the upper portion of said panel and wholly enclosing said fingers and means on the sides of the panel for limiting the downward movement thereof into said receptacle.

JAMES H. WOOF. 

